Benefits of a Mentor
An Impact With Lasting Effects
The practice of mentorship is not a new concept. It has been around for hundreds of years because the wisdom learned through life experience is extremely valuable to pass along. This practice benefits the Mentee as well as also society as a whole. Here’s how everyone benefits from Mentorship.
Student
Students who have been through the YMI mentorship program experience:
- Increased self-confidence and an improved sense of self-worth
- A better understanding of accountability and social responsibility
- Improved communication skills particularly in identifying and dealing with emotions
- Academic improvement and healthier social interactions with peers
Community
The Fishers community benefits by:
- Having engaged, socially responsible individuals that are invested in the future and success of Fishers
- Reducing the number of high school dropouts and therefore creating less financial strain on the community
- More adults who know how to engage those younger than themselves in common everyday interaction. This helps younger people feel like they are valued and appreciated as members of the community
Mentor
Being a Mentor will:
- Challenge you and be just as impactful to your growth as that of the Student’s
- Be rewarded with the knowledge that you directly helped another human being in their life’s journey
- Gain an appreciation of the reality of what the next generation is faced with and give you the resources to positively guide them in their development
see what others have to say
Studies show that the average young person experiences fewer than half of the 40 assets. Further investigations reveals that Fishers is maintaining the same statistics. It is our vision to cultivate a healthy future for our great town and that starts with nurturing key developmental assets in our youth.
What are the 40 Developmental Assets?
They are building blocks for raising healthy children and youth. Read all of the 40 Assets here.
Read a statement regarding Asset 19 here.
YMI’s 28 Developmental Assets
External Assets
DO NOT DELETE
Support
- Other adult relationships – Young person receives support from three or more non parent adults.
Empowerment
- Services to others – Young person serves in the community on hour or more per week.
Boundaries & Expectations
- Adult role models – Parent(s) and other adults model positive, responsible behavior.
- Positive peer influence – Young person’s best friend’s model responsible behavior.
- High Expectations – Both parent(s) and teachers encourage the young person to do well.
Constructive Use Of Time
- Creative activities – Young person spends three or more hours per week in lessons or practice in music, theater, or other arts.
- Youth programs – Young person spends three or more hours per week in sports, clubs, or organizations at school and /or in the community.
- Time at home – Young person is out with friends “with nothing special to do” two or fewer nights per week.
Internal Assets
DO NOT DELETE
Commitment To Learning
- Achievement Motivation – Young person is motivated to do well in school.
- School Engagement – Young person is actively engaged in learning.
- Homework – Young person reports doing at least one hour of homework every school day.
- Bonding to school – Young person cares about her or his school.
- Reading for Pleasure – Young person reads for pleasure three or more hours per week.
Positive Values
- Caring – Young person places high value on helping other people.
- Equality and social justice – Young person places high value on promoting equality and reducing hunger and poverty.
- Integrity – Young person acts on convictions and stands up for her or his beliefs.
- Honesty – Young person “tells the truth even when it is not easy.”
- Responsibility – Young person accepts and takes personal responsibility.
- Restraint – Young person believes it is important not to be sexually active or to use alcohol or other drugs.
- Planning and decision making – Young person knows how to plan ahead and make choices.
- Interpersonal Competence – Young person has empathy, sensitivity, and friendship skills.
- Cultural Competence – Young person has knowledge of and comfort with people of different cultural/racial/ethnic backgrounds.
- Resistance skills – Young person can resist negative peer pressure and dangerous situations.
- Peaceful conflict resolution – Young person seeks to resolve conflict nonviolently.
Positive Identity
- Personal power – Young person feels he or she has control over “things that happen to me.”
- Self-esteem – Young person reports having a high self-esteem.
- Sense of purpose – Young person reports that “my life has a purpose.”
- Positive view of personal future – Young person is optimistic about her or his personal future.
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